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1 /*--2 $Id: Converter.java,v 1.2 2004/08/20 05:59:57 wolfpaulus Exp $3 4 Copyright (C) 2003-2004 Wolf Paulus.5 All rights reserved.6 7 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without8 modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions9 are met:10 11 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright12 notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer.13 14 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright15 notice, this list of conditions, and the disclaimer that follows16 these conditions in the documentation and/or other materials provided17 with the distribution.18 19 3. The end-user documentation included with the redistribution,20 if any, must include the following acknowledgment:21 "This product includes software developed by the22 SWIXML Project (http://www.swixml.org/)."23 Alternately, this acknowledgment may appear in the software itself,24 if and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear.25 26 4. The name "Swixml" must not be used to endorse or promote products27 derived from this software without prior written permission. For28 written permission, please contact <info_AT_swixml_DOT_org>29 30 5. Products derived from this software may not be called "Swixml",31 nor may "Swixml" appear in their name, without prior written32 permission from the Swixml Project Management.33 34 THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED35 WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES36 OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE37 DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE SWIXML PROJECT OR ITS38 CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,39 SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT40 LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF41 USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND42 ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,43 OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT44 OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF45 SUCH DAMAGE.46 ====================================================================47 48 This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many49 individuals on behalf of the Swixml Project and was originally50 created by Wolf Paulus <wolf_AT_swixml_DOT_org>. For more information51 on the Swixml Project, please see <http://www.swixml.org/>.52 */53 package org.swixml;54 55 importorg.jdom.Attribute;56 57 /**58 * <p>General purpose data type converter that can be registered and used59 * within the SwingEngine package to manage the conversion of objects from60 * one type to another.</p>61 *62 * @author <a HREF="mailto:wolf@paulus.com">Wolf Paulus</a>63 * @version $Revision: 1.2 $64 */65 publicinterface Converter {66 67 /**68 * Convert the value of the given <code>Attribute</code> object into an output object of the69 * specified type.70 *71 * @param type <code>Class</code> Data type to which the Attribute's value should be converted72 * @param attr <code>Attribute</code> the attribute, providing the value to be converted.73 *74 */75 Object convert( finalClass type, finalAttribute attr, finalLocalizer localizer ) throwsException;76 77 /**78 * A <code>Converters</code> conversTo method informs about the Class type the converter79 * is returning when its <code>convert</code> method is called80 * @return <code>Class</code> - the Class the converter is returning when its convert method is called81 */82 Class convertsTo();83 84 }85